Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
MAO inhibitors are a type of antidepressant and are used to treat mental depression. Like other antidepressant drugs, MAO inhibitors help reduce the extreme sadness, hopelessness, and lack of interest in life.
They are inhibitors of the enzyme monoamine oxidase B
No
Wellbutrin isn't a MAO inhibitor...it works in the brain in a totally different way than MAO inhibitors drugs. Google Wellbutrin and read all about it.
Because MAO inhibitors also affect other chemicals throughout the body, these drugs may produce many unwanted side effects.
morphine, demerol
And serious heart problems may occur if caffeine and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO) are taken together.
No-could kill you. Must be very careful with MAO inhibitors. This site is not the place to ask. Call pharmacist, now.
Nonselective MAO-A/MAO-B InhibitorsHydrazinesIsocarboxazid (Marplan)Nialamide (Niamid)Phenelzine (Nardil, Nardelzine)HydracarbazineNon-HydrazinesTranylcypromine (Parnate, Jatrosom)Selective MAO-A InhibitorsMoclobemide (Aurorix, Manerix)Pirlindole (Pirazidol) (available in Russia)Toloxatone (Humoryl) (available in France)Selective MAO-B InhibitorsRasagiline (Azilect)Selegiline (Deprenyl, Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar)OthersLinezolid is an antibiotic drug with weak MAO inhibiting activity.Methylene blue, the antidote indicated for drug-induced methemoglobinemia, among many other off-label uses, is a highly potent, reversible MAO inhibitor.
The COX-2 inhibitors include celecoxib (Celebrex), rofecoxib (Vioxx), and valdecoxib (Bextra).
The COX-2 inhibitors include celecoxib (Celebrex), rofecoxib (Vioxx), and valdecoxib (Bextra).